KHL TV news and discussion

Looks like Yandex Dengi may be blocking another big country (Germany) in addition to the US and Canada.

Seriously, how difficult can it be for the KHL to set up a PayPal account? They should have done it months ago. Yeah, I heard PayPal has problems operating in Russia, but nothing prevents the KHL from opening a bank account in, say, Switzerland, and collecting the money from PayPal purchases there.

Yandex Dengi has definitely worked for a number of Slovaks in recent months and weeks, including me. Maybe we found a way "around the system" that was not intended by Yandex Dengi, and they have now started blocking all foreign credit/debit cards? I hope not... The KHL really should do something about this mess because, as stated, the current situation regarding video purchases confirms its image as a Russian league, rather than an international league.

Yandex Dengi has definitely worked for a number of Slovaks in recent months and weeks, including me. Maybe we found a way "around the system" that was not intended by Yandex Dengi, and they have now started blocking all foreign credit/debit cards? I hope not... The KHL really should do something about this mess because, as stated, the current situation regarding video purchases confirms its image as a Russian league, rather than an international league.

Maybe it is a problem of my card? So why I had no problem in past when I paid online? Try to lure friends to verify it

I know it worked in Slovakia, one guy used it earlier this month without problems.

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to ask your bank directly, too, as the Russian error message suggests. These credit card issuers' policies tend to vary. For example, one of my Slovak credit cards used to work fine on Amazon.com last year. Then, early this year, the Slovak bank suddenly started blocking Amazon.com purchases. I complained everywhere I could, but they just told me, "Go away and leave us alone, Amazon is blocked, and that's it." But, earlier this month, the card started working again on Amazon.com. I guess many people complained!

Decent,but they have to strive for alot more.And ofcourse its good that subscribers are growing day by day cause the more people are watching the more there will be a demand for a quality broadcasts and so on.

Decent,but they have to strive for alot more.And ofcourse its good that subscribers are growing day by day cause the more people are watching the more there will be a demand for a quality broadcasts and so on.

Obviously they should strive for more but I am assuming the total is over 22 million.

Are they active or passive subscribers? You know, TV channels (such as sports channels) are frequently distrubuted in packages, so just because an X number of households has access to KHL TV, does not necessarily mean they actively requested to receive KHL TV.

Are they active or passive subscribers? You know, TV channels (such as sports channels) are frequently distrubuted in packages, so just because an X number of households has access to KHL TV, does not necessarily mean they actively requested to receive KHL TV.

Who cares? 20 million households have acces to KHL TV thats like more than half of Canada! 4 years ago that number was 0.

And Medvedev should shut up about how "exciting" the Western Conference finale is. Yeah, so exciting you didn't bother to send a TV crew to the crucial game for Slovan, you ******* amateurs! The KHL is still centuries behind the NHL, because something like this could never happen over there.

And Medvedev should shut up about how "exciting" the Western Conference finale is. Yeah, so exciting you didn't bother to send a TV crew to the crucial game for Slovan, you ******* amateurs! The KHL is still centuries behind the NHL, because something like this could never happen over there.

I don't know who's to blame. It might be the responsibility of KHL, Spartak or the company that bought the TV rights. Regardless, it's a big fail.

I blame everyone, including Slovan. There is no excuse. Also, I'll be cancelling that stupid Czech-Hungarian Sport 1, Sport 2 cable TV channel, to which the KHL sold Slovan rights, at my first opportunity.

Slovan fans will forever remember and never forgive the KHL this monumental ****-up: we couldn't watch the game with which Slovan clinched the play-offs in its first KHL season.

I do understand. The KHL are still a bunch of clueless ******* amateurs. There is nothing beneath them.

Chill out. Sorry to break it for you, but no one in Russia cares about Slovan or Spartak. There were 7 other games at the same time. Our channels were busy (I think I had 3 games available on my tv, more than enough for me). The KHL partner has produced the signal, but looks like Sport 1 didn't bother to pick it up, because you don't watch that Czech-Hungarian channel anyway. What did you expect? That it will be broadcasted on 1st channel in prime time or something?

ult and VladNYC, you're both wrong. I was ready to purchase the webcast from khl.ru, but KHL didn't bother to offer it there, either. There is no excuse. I'm done with khl.ru purchases, and will be purchasing the webcasts elsewhere from now on, if the official provider doesn't give a damn about their paying customers. **** the amateurs from khl.ru.

Chill out. Sorry to break it for you, but no one in Russia cares about Slovan or Spartak. There were 7 other games at the same time. Our channels were busy (I think I had 3 games available on my tv, more than enough for me). The KHL partner has produced the signal, but looks like Sport 1 didn't bother to pick it up, because you don't watch that Czech-Hungarian channel anyway. What did you expect? That it will be broadcasted on 1st channel in prime time or something?

[mod]why should anyone care about 7 other games.

KHL bears "continental" in itīs ****ing name so they should at least pretend to be continental competition. This game was historical from Slovanīs pow and itīs absolutely disgracefull not televise it.

KHL bears "continental" in itīs ****ing name so they should at least pretend to be continental competition. This game was historical from Slovanīs pow and itīs absolutely disgracefull not televise it.

May I ask why Slovak national television don' broadcast Slovan games ? Slovan is lone Slovak club in best euro league, hockey is national sport in Slovakia. Even here in Croatia is almost unimagiable that croatian TV doesn't broadcast Medvescak's game if it is some important one.

May I ask why Slovak national television don' broadcast Slovan games ? Slovan is lone Slovak club in best euro league, hockey is national sport in Slovakia. Even here in Croatia is almost unimagiable that croatian TV doesn't broadcast Medvescak's game if it is some important one.

you mean public TV ? These are in financial troubles and care only about World Championship hockey. Private TVs with biggest market share (Markiza/JOJ - each running several channels) werent interested and only interested were Sport TV running 2 channels (Sport 1 and Sport 2)

Sport 1 decided to go with Lev games while Slovan games are aired on Sport 2. Problem is that Sport 2 is cable TV with limited coverage, my cable operator f.e. still doesnt offer them.

Then you can (legally) watch hockey streams, I took monthly pass on huste.tv but they didnt give that game. Getting khl.ru stream is too complicated for non-russian speaker.

SO I ended up sitting at PC and searching illegal streams just to realise there is none as the game wasnt even televised.